Inter Miami vs NYCFC: Live Stream, Kick-Off Time and Predictions – Media7

Inter Miami looks to maintain momentum toward its ambitious goals for the 2024 season by welcoming a resurgent NYCFC team to Chase Stadium this Saturday evening.

Despite this, they will have to do without Lionel Messi, who, after missing the international break in March due to a hamstring injury, was unable to recover in time and will instead hope to make a comeback in the Cup CONCACAF Champions next Wednesday. “He is being evaluated for the match against Monterrey. It’s a possibility,” Miami assistant coach Javi Morales said Friday.

NYCFC was also hit hard without their talisman Talles Magno, who missed the start of the season with a knee issue. In the Brazilian’s absence, NYCFC won just one of their first five matches and suffered defeat in the other four, putting them in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference.

Live Stream Inter Miami vs NYCFC, Time and TV Channel

Date: Saturday March 30, 2024 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT TV Channel: None Streaming: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV

All matches from the 2024 MLS season are available on the MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, including this Inter Miami vs. NYCFC match.

Although some matches are streamed for free every week on the platform, this match is not intended for non-subscribers. Additionally, this match was not selected to be broadcast on television, with FOX choosing to broadcast a match on Sunday between Atlanta United and the Chicago Fire.

Kickoff Time Inter Miami vs NYCFC

This MLS match kicks off at Chase Stadium on Saturday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. local time in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Here’s how that time translates across all U.S. time zones:

Eastern Time: Sat. Mar. 30 7:30 p.m. Central Time: Sat. Mar. 30 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time: Sat. Mar. 30 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time: Sat. Mar. 30 4:30 p.m. Alaska Time: Sat. Mar. 30 3:30 p.m. ‘Hawaii: Sat. March 30 2:30 p.m.

Inter Miami vs NYCFC: Lineups and Team News

Fans learned on Friday that Lionel Messi would not be available for this match, having not participated in the team’s training on Wednesday.

Newly added in the off-season, Nicolas Freire is also out with a hamstring injury, while a fresh-faced loanee arrives with Marcelo Weigandt who could slot right in on the right side of the defense following the departure of DeAndre Yedlin.

Inter Miami are still without Benjamin Crémaschi for a few more weeks while he recovers from hernia surgery, and Facundo Farias is out for the entire season with a torn ACL in pre -season.

Composition of Inter Miami (4-3-3): Callender (Goalkeeper) — Weigandt, Aviles, Kryvtsov, Alba — Gressel, Busquets, D. Gomez — D. Ruiz, Suarez, Taylor.

NYCFC is an extremely young team, but without its brightest star, Talles Magno, to start the year as he recovers from a knee injury, which is not expected to bring him back for a few weeks.

Head coach Nick Cushing alternated between three defensive midfielders, James Sands, Keaton Parks and Andrés Perea, filling two of the starting spots around offensive playmaker Santiago Rodríguez. The NYCFC manager also had to juggle multiple options in attack, with the team lacking a true central striker outside of new signings Monsef Bakrar and Jovan Mijatovic, neither of whom has yet found the net.

NYCFC Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Freese (Goalkeeper) — Ilenic, Martins, Risa, O’Toole — Sands, S. Rodriguez, Parks — J. Fernandez, Bakrar, Wolf.

Prediction

Score Prediction: Inter Miami 2-1 NYCFC

Last week’s 4-0 defeat at the hands of the Red Bulls came in the absence of a significant part of the Inter Miami squad during the international break, and with most players returning, they should manage to emerge victorious from this one.

While Inter Miami’s defense remains uncertain, NYCFC’s is even more fragile, having conceded 11 goals in the first five matches. The introduction of a regular option in defense and the return of some key players should give the home team the advantage.